Jazz Articles about Cecile McLorin Salvant

Cecile McLorin Salvant at Carnegie Hall

by Paul Reynolds
April 2, 2025

Cecile McLorin Salvant Carnegie Hall “With Every Breath I Take" New York City March 27, 2025 “I'm nervous, so these are already a little clammy," announced Cecile McLorin Salvant as she removed her magenta gloves--part of a characteristically soigné outfit--early in her Carnegie Hall concert on Thursday. Jitters are understandable when playing the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, the biggest space at arguably the world's most famous venue. ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant at Sala degli Arazzi Piacenza Jazz Fest 2025

by Danilo Codazzi
March 22, 2025

Cecile McLorin Salvant At Richardson Auditorium

by Elizabeth Millar
October 30, 2024

Cécilee Mclorin Salvant Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University The Book of Ayers Princeton, NJOctober 7, 2024 Eclectic composer, vocalist, visual artist and Grammy award nominee Cecile Mclorin Salvant returned to Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium a year after she and pianist Sullivan Fortner had participated in the Performances Up Close series, when they presented a brand new work inspired by the late Princeton University professor Toni Morrison. It was “The Book ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant at Skopje Jazz Festival

by Nenad Georgievski
October 26, 2024

Cécile McLorin SalvantSkopje Jazz Festival Skopje, Macedonia October 17, 2024 Cécile McLorin Salvant, a vocalist celebrated as one of the finest talents in contemporary jazz, brought an air of enchantment to the opening night of the Skopje Jazz Festival. With her effortless blend of jazz, blues and theatrical storytelling, the Grammy-winning artist captivated the audience with a performance that was intimate yet grand in scope. Salvant's powerful voice, razor-sharp wit and impeccable stage presence turned ...

Cecile McLorin Salvant, Sainkho Namtchylak, The Hack-Poets Guild and more

by Cliff Furnald
May 24, 2024

Cecile McLorin Salvant at Slee Hall

by Frank Housh
February 16, 2024

Cecile McLorin Salvant Slee Hall at University of Buffalo Buffalo, NY February 9, 2024 The word is “trobairitz;" it refers to female troubadours of the Middle Ages who performed some of Western music's first secular songs (and the first composed by women) in the area south of the Loire Valley, what we now call Provence. As Cécile McLorin Salvant prowled the stage and charmed the crowd with stories of her childhood and songs ...

Ben Wendel: All One

by Claudio Bonomi
October 17, 2023

Classe 1976, canadese di nascita, cresciuto a Los Angeles e attualmente residente a Brooklyn (New York), Ben Wendel è considerato un astro nascente del jazz contemporaneo da diversi anni. Sassofonista e compositore, oltre ad essere stato nel 2001 tra i fondatori dei Kneebody, si è costruito negli anni una solida reputazione di solista e leader firmando ben sette album che hanno suscitato l'attenzione di pubblico e critica. Questo All One non fa eccezione. È stato concepito in tempi ...